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Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10) Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)
by (shelved 1110 times as detective)
avg rating 4.20 — 722,117 ratings — published 1934
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A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1) A Study in Scarlet (Sherlock Holmes, #1)
by (shelved 950 times as detective)
avg rating 4.13 — 490,697 ratings — published 1887
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The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5) The Hound of the Baskervilles (Sherlock Holmes, #5)
by (shelved 810 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 384,558 ratings — published 1902
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The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1) The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike, #1)
by (shelved 810 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 622,518 ratings — published 2013
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And Then There Were None And Then There Were None (Paperback)
by (shelved 798 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,591,525 ratings — published 1939
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The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4) The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (Hercule Poirot, #4)
by (shelved 773 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 340,392 ratings — published 1926
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The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1) The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
by (shelved 765 times as detective)
avg rating 4.00 — 499,397 ratings — published 1920
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3) The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #3)
by (shelved 701 times as detective)
avg rating 4.30 — 324,475 ratings — published 1892
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Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18) Death on the Nile (Hercule Poirot, #18)
by (shelved 643 times as detective)
avg rating 4.12 — 302,597 ratings — published 1937
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The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2) The Sign of Four (Sherlock Holmes, #2)
by (shelved 634 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 176,269 ratings — published 1890
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The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13) The A.B.C. Murders (Hercule Poirot, #13)
by (shelved 567 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 197,448 ratings — published 1936
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The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2) The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike, #2)
by (shelved 562 times as detective)
avg rating 4.05 — 292,079 ratings — published 2014
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The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1) The Big Sleep (Philip Marlowe, #1)
by (shelved 522 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 167,431 ratings — published 1939
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Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3) Career of Evil (Cormoran Strike, #3)
by (shelved 453 times as detective)
avg rating 4.22 — 227,550 ratings — published 2015
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The Complete Sherlock Holmes The Complete Sherlock Holmes (Paperback)
by (shelved 447 times as detective)
avg rating 4.51 — 216,109 ratings — published 1887
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1) The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (Millennium, #1)
by (shelved 417 times as detective)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,423,362 ratings — published 2005
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Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1) Storm Front (The Dresden Files, #1)
by (shelved 409 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 376,127 ratings — published 2000
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The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2) The Murder on the Links (Hercule Poirot, #2)
by (shelved 387 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 117,040 ratings — published 1923
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The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4) The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #4)
by (shelved 366 times as detective)
avg rating 4.29 — 104,925 ratings — published 1893
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The Maltese Falcon The Maltese Falcon (Paperback)
by (shelved 365 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 114,823 ratings — published 1930
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Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1) Murder at the Vicarage (Miss Marple, #1)
by (shelved 356 times as detective)
avg rating 4.04 — 211,352 ratings — published 1930
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The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1) The Black Echo (Harry Bosch, #1; Harry Bosch Universe, #1)
by (shelved 348 times as detective)
avg rating 4.14 — 215,196 ratings — published 1992
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The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1) The Thursday Murder Club (Thursday Murder Club, #1)
by (shelved 343 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 749,548 ratings — published 2020
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6) The Return of Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock Holmes, #6)
by (shelved 336 times as detective)
avg rating 4.27 — 69,853 ratings — published 1905
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Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20) Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)
by (shelved 331 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 101,176 ratings — published 1938
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Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4) Lethal White (Cormoran Strike, #4)
by (shelved 324 times as detective)
avg rating 4.25 — 184,581 ratings — published 2018
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Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8) Peril at End House (Hercule Poirot, #8)
by (shelved 315 times as detective)
avg rating 4.02 — 82,132 ratings — published 1932
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Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25) Five Little Pigs (Hercule Poirot, #25)
by (shelved 312 times as detective)
avg rating 4.03 — 91,336 ratings — published 1942
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The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2) The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, #2)
by (shelved 311 times as detective)
avg rating 3.93 — 2,508,243 ratings — published 2003
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The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6) The Mystery of the Blue Train (Hercule Poirot, #6)
by (shelved 303 times as detective)
avg rating 3.88 — 81,604 ratings — published 1928
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The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2) The Body in the Library (Miss Marple, #2)
by (shelved 302 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 126,025 ratings — published 1942
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Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15) Cards on the Table (Hercule Poirot, #15)
by (shelved 294 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 71,451 ratings — published 1936
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Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24) Evil Under the Sun (Hercule Poirot, #24)
by (shelved 291 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 87,493 ratings — published 1941
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In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1) In the Woods (Dublin Murder Squad #1)
by (shelved 290 times as detective)
avg rating 3.78 — 436,723 ratings — published 2007
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Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1) Rivers of London (Rivers of London, #1)
by (shelved 286 times as detective)
avg rating 3.85 — 147,433 ratings — published 2011
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The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7) The Valley of Fear (Sherlock Holmes, #7)
by (shelved 285 times as detective)
avg rating 3.96 — 54,920 ratings — published 1914
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Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14) Murder in Mesopotamia (Hercule Poirot, #14)
by (shelved 282 times as detective)
avg rating 3.94 — 69,469 ratings — published 1936
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The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5) The Big Four (Hercule Poirot, #5)
by (shelved 280 times as detective)
avg rating 3.57 — 73,188 ratings — published 1927
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The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2) The Girl Who Played with Fire (Millennium #2)
by (shelved 280 times as detective)
avg rating 4.26 — 981,600 ratings — published 2006
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Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41) Hallowe'en Party (Hercule Poirot, #41)
by (shelved 279 times as detective)
avg rating 3.56 — 103,802 ratings — published 1969
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Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1) Still Life (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #1)
by (shelved 277 times as detective)
avg rating 3.90 — 281,226 ratings — published 2005
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Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9) Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
by (shelved 277 times as detective)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,156 ratings — published 1933
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1) The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency, #1)
by (shelved 277 times as detective)
avg rating 3.81 — 275,075 ratings — published 1998
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Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3) Poirot Investigates (Hercule Poirot, #3)
by (shelved 277 times as detective)
avg rating 3.89 — 74,066 ratings — published 1924
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Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12) Death in the Clouds (Hercule Poirot, #12)
by (shelved 268 times as detective)
avg rating 3.86 — 65,031 ratings — published 1935
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Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2) Fool Moon (The Dresden Files, #2)
by (shelved 268 times as detective)
avg rating 3.98 — 209,768 ratings — published 2001
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Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1) Flaggermusmannen (Harry Hole, #1)
by (shelved 265 times as detective)
avg rating 3.55 — 129,821 ratings — published 1997
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Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19) Appointment with Death (Hercule Poirot, #19)
by (shelved 258 times as detective)
avg rating 3.87 — 68,393 ratings — published 1938
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Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5) Troubled Blood (Cormoran Strike, #5)
by (shelved 256 times as detective)
avg rating 4.38 — 145,598 ratings — published 2020
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4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7) 4:50 from Paddington (Miss Marple, #7)
by (shelved 255 times as detective)
avg rating 3.97 — 75,556 ratings — published 1957
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Arthur Conan Doyle
“The world is full of obvious things which nobody by any chance ever observes.”
Arthur Conan Doyle; Corrections And Editor Edgar W. Smith; Illustrators, The Hound of the Baskervilles

Agatha Christie
“At the small table, sitting very upright, was one of the ugliest old ladies he had ever seen. It was an ugliness of distinction - it fascinated rather than repelled.”
Agatha Christie, Murder on the Orient Express

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